With At Least 23 Flip Seats, EMILY’s List Women Deliver the U.S. House Majority

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For Immediate Release
November 8, 2018

With At Least 23 Flip Seats, EMILY’s List Women Deliver the U.S. House Majority

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, EMILY's List, the nation's largest resource for women in politics, announced its 23rd red-to-blue flip. With this victory, EMILY's List women alone flipped enough seats to have delivered the U.S. House majority. In response, Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, released the following statement:

“Before the first ballot of this election was cast, I promised Nancy Pelosi women would deliver Democrats the majority. And at EMILY’s List, we were proud to help those women do just that. With results still coming in, EMILY’s List-endorsed women have flipped 23 seats and counting. This groundbreaking group of women have already made history. We can’t wait to see what they do in Congress.”

EMILY’s List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics, has raised over $500 million to support pro-choice Democratic women candidates – making them one of the most successful political organizations ever. Our grassroots community of over five million members helps Democratic women wage competitive campaigns – and win. We recruit and train candidates, support strong campaigns, research the issues that impact women and families, and turn out women voters. Since our founding in 1985, we have helped elect 116 women to the House, 23 to the Senate, 12 governors, and over 800 to state and local office. Forty percent of the candidates EMILY’s List has helped elect to Congress have been women of color. Since the 2016 election, thousands of women and counting have reached out to us about running for office. To harness this energy, EMILY’s List has launched Run to Win, an unprecedented effort to get more women to run at the local, state, and national levels.